Artist Services

In all the time I have been in school and working I have amassed experience in a variety of different artistic fields. I am new to the Freelance Game, but I am eager to please and enthusiastic about learning new techiques and applications for my talent.

As such, I am currently available for the following artistic work:

-Logo design & branding
-Business cards
-Letterheads
-Notepads & stationary
-Postcards
-Restaurant menus & paraphernalia
-CD Covers & accompanying materials
-Packaging
-Photo editing
-Book cover illustrations
-Poster illustrations
-Tattoo design

Pricing for work is dependent on the scope of your project and will be discussed via email. I can be reached here. I await your email with pleasure!

Anime Commissions

Please note that all these prices are for Anime Style Digital Work only! Should I choose to start providing traditional work, I will put up traditional price quotes. All prices are subject to change depending on the amount of detailing required and if there is a special size requirement for your artwork. All artwork will be created at no less than 300DPI and made for print on 8.5"x11" paper. All prices are in US dollars.

Here is what I am offering:

BLACK AND WHITE RENDERED

BUST
Cel-Shaded: 100$-150$
Soft Shaded: 120$-170$

FULL BODY
Cel-Shaded: 150$-200$
Soft Shaded: 170$-220$

COLOR RENDERED

BUST
Cel-Shaded: 160$-210$
Soft Shaded: 200$-250$

FULL BODY
Cel-Shaded: 220$-300$
Soft Shaded: 270$-350$
Character sheets: full body front, back and side or perspective views with a close-up of facial details in base color cel-shading. Also includes special accessories and weapons: 400$-700$

AVATARS/MESSENGER TAGS

Small Cel-Shaded: 20$-50$
Large Cel-Shaded: 50$-75$

EXTRA ELEMENTS

ADDITIONAL CHARACTERS
Smaller than Main Character: 50$-80$
Same Size as Main Character: 75$-100$
Small animals/Familiars: 40$

BACKGROUNDS
Simple geometric backgrounds: 15$-30$
Complexe backgrounds: 75$-150$

HARD COPIES (includes s&h)
CD with initial sketch, inked sketch and completed work: 10$
Anyone wishing for a high quality print will need to specify so I can get a quote to you.

ADDITIONAL REVISIONS (past the four alloted)
To initial sketch: 6$
To inked piece: 10$
To colored piece: 25$

PAYMENT

I accept payment through Paypal (silken555@yahoo.com), International Money Orders, Western Union Transfers and certified checks.

PLEASE NOTE

The prices quoted above are for non-commercial use. If you wish to hire me for commercial character design, the price is double for non-exclusive use and quadruple for exclusive use. Non-exclusive use means that you have the right to sell the product commercially as much as you like, but I also have the right to sell prints and merchandise of the artwork. Exclusive use means that I forfeit all rights to profit from the artwork, though I am able to display it in my portfolio or on my website.

YOUR COMMISSION

Please note that unless specified, I do not work on a time frame. The reason for this is because timing is dependant on how many commissions I have as well as how brisk my own Home Business is. If you need artwork done by a date which is closer than a 2 WEEK period then I will not accept the commission. If you DO have a dealine as it is a gift for an occasion, please specify the due date and allow for changes. I am the first to admit that I am not the fastest renderer. I prefer to take my time and ensure that you have the quality work you expect from me than something quickly made that would have been three times better if given the proper time.

I retain all rights to all of the artwork that I create, but you are allowed to use your commissioned piece in any way you wish so long as it is for non-profit. What this means is that you may use and minimally modify the artwork for purposes such as your website, but that you cannot sell prints or any other form of merchandise using the artwork, nor can you sell the rights to the work to someone else.

Here is a rough description of the process for a commission:

You will send your request via email. Please be as descriptive as you can be for what you want. This initial email does not need to have reference links or character descriptions, only information such as the sex of the characters, their race, how many characters, backgrounds or no, CD or no, etc.

I will review your request and either accept or deny it depending on how feesable it is for me to create the work you ask for. If I accept, I will quote you the price based on what you have requested. Should you ask for additional things afterward, the price will be modified accordingly.

Once you've accepted my quote and sent me atleast the first half of your payment as well as links to whatever reference material you have and a more complete and detailed description of your character, you will be queued to a list of commissioners.

I will more than likely present you with an initial sketch as soon as possible. The inking and final coloring, however, will only be done once I have finished all other applicants before you. The starting of the inked drawing initiates the working process for your commission. Priority is first come first serve UNLESS someone has specified a specific time frame. Then that person has priority.

You will be shown the artwork for apporval at three different intervals. Initial sketch (which won't be in any way pretty) will give you an idea of the pose I wish to use as well as the rough facial expressions. Inking will give you a sense of the solid lines so that you can see if you like the way the final outcome will be, and the Final Colored version. I will not show you the artwork after Inking until it is fully colored. The reason for this is because incomplete artwork is exactly that, incomplete. It is hard to make changes when you don't know where the artist is going with the final outlook and how many times an artist will rework certain areas.

Once a low res version of the final art is shown and accepted, the commissioner will send payment for the rest of the commission (unless already done and paid in full). Once payment is received, I will send the commissioner a link to the high res version of the artwork as well as either an attachment or a link to a higher res .jpg than the initial one shown. The work will then be displayed on both Deviant Art and my website.

When you choose to commission me, here is what the prices listed above entail for you:

1- You are entitled to 3 viewing of the commissioned work, once for the initial sketch, once for the inked version and once for the final version. Of course, if you've initialed a revision, the new version will be shown to you for approval.

2- You are entitled to FOUR REVISIONS throughout the whole procedure. This means that is if you do not like the way an initial sketch is done, you can ask for it to be changed or adjusted (this stage is the only stage where you can ask to have the sketch completely redone). Or if you liked the sketch and made no changes but don't like small elements of the inked version, you can have that changed up to 4 times. You have the right to make these revisisons at any stage of the process including the final colored stage. HOWEVER, this does NOT mean that after I have completed the colored version of the drawing, I will recolor the entire piece or anything that means more than 30% of the drawing will be changed. A revision is not a redo. It is a minor adjustment.

3- You are entitled to a high res version of your finished drawing with either an .eps or .psd file extension as well as a lower res .jpg version.

When you choose to commission me, you agree to the following:

1- To pay upfront atleast half of the commission price. Should you reconsider your commission after it has been started and wish to terminate our aggreement, this half will not be reimbursed. If you pay full price initially and wish to cancel your order after it has been started, you will be reimbursed half of the payed price. The work is considered officially initiated after I email you telling you the Inked version has been started.

2- Not to redistribute or sell or merchandize any of the artwork commissioned in any way where you or a second hand party will make a profit from the artwork.

Thank you to everyone who has bothered to read all this and who will be commissioning me in the future. I highly appreciate the business you will be giving me and look forward to a wonderful friendship!

List of Commissioners

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